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\"Viola Brookfield has not a care in the world until the awful daywhen her parents are tragically killed in a road accident, leaving her all alone in the world. So when her Aunt Mary, Lady Wakefield, writes to invite her to come and live with her in India, Viola decides toaccept. But when she arrives, she finds a country fraught withunexpected dangers and that her uncle, Lord Wakefield, behaves as ifshe is not welcome. Viola? s life is further complicated when she meets the handsome but enigmatic Earl of Devonport. Amidst a backdrop ofunrest and the threat of Russian invasion, Viola soon discovers thatshe is not the only one in Mandavi to admire the Earl and that life in India is more complex than she had thought. And when she chances upon evidence of Russian spies close to home, she puts her very life indanger. Will the Earl come to her rescue in time and just what is thefamily secret that hangs like a cloud over her aunt and uncle? Can Viola find love in such a mysterious and exotic land? Read whathappens next in this exciting, romantic tale, by BARBARA CARTLAND\"